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By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone Collectors assigned at various tollbooths along the Wellington-Masiaka route in Sierra Leone recently staged a peaceful protest demanding for better work condition, following the failure of management of the West Africa Operation and Management Company (WAOMC) Ltd, the company which manages the tolls, to improve their conditions of service. The protesters displayed placards with inscriptions: Enough is enough”, “Pay us on time”, “Give us our rights and liberty in our country”, and “We are not slaves, treat us as humans”, among others. The protesters shut the Hastings and Songo tollgates but were later…

By Gibson W. Jerue Mr. Eugene Fahgon did something interesting yesterday. He took government public relations to the whiteboard. He had a marker and was teaching the economics of price and commodity control. Well, he can do whatever he wanted. But I have two concerns: 1) Is he an authority in economics matters? 2) Could he have not left the technical part of market forces explanation with the Ministry of Commerce? Let’s not answer both questions today. It is just that one has to be very careful not to present oneself as a hoot. Not everything can be criticized. Fahgon…

A wealthy Burkinabe businessman, Mahamadou Bonkoungou, has admitted giving a plane to Liberian President George Weah to facilitate his travels. The Liberian media reported last week that it had obtained credible information that a plane stationed at the Roberts International Airport (RIA), outside the capital Monrovia, had been bought by President George Weah. READ MORE

Says They Need Prayers and Deliverance By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia River Gee County Senator has sharply replied his critics who are clamoring for his expulsion from the county’s legislative caucus. But Wesseh says of his fellow caucus members that they need prayers and deliverance in order for them to see the truth and know the best way to good governance. Senator Wesseh said that the recent decision of his legislative colleagues who “illegally expelled” him has a great mistake in their political lives and shame has embarrassed them to come to the realization of repentance. Speaking at…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone The Westminster Foundation for Democracy recently concluded a four-day induction seminar for the newly elected members of parliament. The ceremony took place on Thursday May 17, 2018. The seminar, which started on May 14, 2018, attracted members of the various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Police, visiting Parliamentary expert, former Secretary to the South African Parliament and other stakeholders in the country. The seminar ended on May 17th. The aim of the seminar was to empower parliamentarians to effectively perform their respective roles and functions. The seminar enables parliamentarian to know the Parliamentary…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone Residents of Firemambo Community, Waterloo, Western Area Rural, have expressed their concern in an interview recently that the transformer installed by the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) in their community over a year now, has proven to be a toy. Our Correspondent said on Tuesday 16th May, 2018, One of the residents in Waterloo, Firemambo Community, Alusine Kargbo said that the transformer has been installed in their community over a year now without operating. “Since the installation of this transformer, there had never been a single worker from EDSA coming here to…

By Hasbin Shaw in Freetown, Sierra Leone Resident of Freetown have raised concern over the highly unhealthy and unsanitary conditions in which cows, goats and sheep are being slaughtered and processed at the “Kissy Abattoir” before they are sold to the public for consumption. Dozens of cows, goats and sheep are being processed each day at the Kissy slaughterhouse, the second largest in the country. During a visit to the Kissy slaughterhouse on Saturday May 19, 2017, our Correspondent saw piles of cattle excreta lying on the blood-smeared floor, causing putrid smell. The workers of the slaughterhouse do not have…

By Gibson W. Jerue For now Liberians do not have to worry about the reputation of President George Weah or his administration. The international community looks at him as having impeccable character, insomuch as his past record as one of the greatest soccer legends ever to walk the face of the earth. Besides, Weah is known to not be involved with any rebellion or resistance armed groups during the Liberian civil imbroglio. All that is a plus. But as we often think of power, it corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. As President with all the powers attending the Liberian…

By Gibson W. Jerue There has been uncertainty since the insertion of the Weah Administration. Events have been unfortunately capricious too. Weah comes to the helm of the Liberian Governance system at the time when too much is at stake and too little is being done to rescue the nation from the brink of socio-political and economic squalor. This gruelingly striking reality gets real the more when the Weah administration said recently that the government is broke. True. Broke is the government, but is this what Liberians are interested in hearing right now…no, at least not when it will exacerbate…

By Charles Gbayor in Harper, Maryland County The manager of Radio Harper FM91.9Mhz in Harper City, Maryland County, Edward Stemn, seems worried about the level of disunity persisting among local journalists in the County. Stemn says the level of animosity among journalist in the County causes serious problems to the profession. Manager Stemn said that journalists have been having personal problems with each other long time ago. He said their acrimonious relationship with each other has affected the growth and development of the Maryland Press Association, and by extension the Press Union of Liberia (PUL). “That dispute in the house…